# DC Thomson

> DC Thomson is a VC fund in Dundee backing Farming and Water. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dundee, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dc-thomson/
- Website: https://www.dcthomson.co.uk/

DC Thomson is a private company and one of the leading media organisations in the UK. It is headquartered in Dundee, Scotland, with a London base in the world-famous Fleet Street. The company publishes newspapers, magazines and has diversified into new media, digital technology, retail and television interests.The DC Thomson Group includes globalgenealogy company Findmypast, leading IT business services provider Brightsolid, multimedia studio Beano Studios and, alongside DC Thomson Media, magazine publishers Puzzler Media and The Stylist Group.DC Thomson is an established family enterprise that has origins in the entrepreneurship of William Thomson in the early 19th century when the firm’s main business was in shipping. During the mid-19th Century, the Thomson family invested in publishing, taking an interest in the Dundee Courier and buying it in 1886. At that stage there were two major publishing houses in Dundee, the other was run by Sir John Leng. In 1905, the Thomson and Leng firms merged under the leadership of William Thomson’s son David Couper (D.C.) Thomson.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 2 | 50% |
| Water | 1 | 25% |
| AgTech | 1 | 25% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 25% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marc Chacksfield | Editor In Chief | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-chacksfield |
| Rebecca Miskin | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rebecca-miskin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kando | Kando offers a Data as a Service platform that delivers real-time insights from wastewater networks. This technology enables organizations to identify pollution sources and improve wastewater quality through machine learning and automated sampling. The focus is on enhancing public health and environmental well-being by optimizing wastewatermanagement practices. | $10M |  | Oct 04, 2024 |  |
| Intelligent Growth Solutions | IGS makes platforms that deliver ideal climates for plants and people, based upon a culture of continuous innovation, brilliant, simple design and a refusal to accept conventional technical thinking. | $28.6M | Series C | Jan 18, 2024 |  |
| Clean Crop Technologies | Clean Crop Technologies is translating groundbreaking research on ways to reduce molds, toxins, and pests into commercial scale services for the global grain and nut sectors. | $6.4M | Series A | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Intelligent Growth Solutions | IGS makes platforms that deliver ideal climates for plants and people, based upon a culture of continuous innovation, brilliant, simple design and a refusal to accept conventional technical thinking. | $57M | Series B | Nov 04, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cleveland Avenue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleveland-avenue) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [COFRA Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cofra-holding-ag) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LIP Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lip-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ospraie Ag Sciences](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ospraie-ag-sciences) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [S2G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2g-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does DC Thomson invest in?

DC Thomson invests primarily in Farming, Water and AgTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DC Thomson?

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### Who are the partners at DC Thomson?

The team at DC Thomson includes Marc Chacksfield (Editor In Chief) and Rebecca Miskin (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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